![120 years ago today, the shoe salesman Chuck Taylor was born in Indiana. While playing basketball in high school, Taylor began wearing the Converse All-Star shoe introduced way back in 1917. - 120 years ago today, the shoe salesman Chuck Taylor was born in Indiana. While playing basketball in high school, Taylor began wearing the Converse All-Star shoe introduced way back in 1917. -](https://i.imgur.com/BZEmrVY.jpeg)
120 years ago today, the shoe salesman Chuck Taylor was born in Indiana. While playing basketball in high school, Taylor began wearing the Converse All-Star shoe introduced way back in 1917. -
![Footaction on X: "The OG 1917 Chuck Taylor All Star on display at "The Rise of Sneaker Culture" at the @brooklynmuseum. #OwnIt #Retro http://t.co/jiwEnGyiwp" / X Footaction on X: "The OG 1917 Chuck Taylor All Star on display at "The Rise of Sneaker Culture" at the @brooklynmuseum. #OwnIt #Retro http://t.co/jiwEnGyiwp" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKI2FpOW8AQXWLR.jpg)
Footaction on X: "The OG 1917 Chuck Taylor All Star on display at "The Rise of Sneaker Culture" at the @brooklynmuseum. #OwnIt #Retro http://t.co/jiwEnGyiwp" / X
![Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star, classic design from 1917: the best known basketball shoe in the world Stock Photo - Alamy Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star, classic design from 1917: the best known basketball shoe in the world Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/AWD3CK/converse-chuck-taylor-all-star-classic-design-from-1917-the-best-known-AWD3CK.jpg)